Saturday, January 29, 2011

Many of the links posted here are from Ravelry.com, a free website for knitters and crocheters. If you don't have your own account you can use ours: login: knitomatic2, password: knitomatic. But you should get your own account fast, 'cause you're going to LOVE it!

Handmaiden's Casbah cashmere sock yarn is an eternal pleasure. It is soft, squishy, and wears extremely well! It is made with 81% merino, 9% cashmere, 10% nylon, and 100% yummy. Each skein is 115g and measures 325m, which means one goes a long, long way! Suggested tension is 26 sts = 4"/10cm on 3mm needles. Each skein is hand dyed, and because it is machine washable, it's great for every kind of project, including socks, baby & kids clothes, hats, mitts, scarves, and even sweaters!

Friday, January 28, 2011

Many of the links posted here are from Ravelry.com, a free website for knitters and crocheters. If you don't have your own account you can use ours: login: knitomatic2, password: knitomatic. But you should get your own account fast, 'cause you're going to LOVE it!

Malabrigo's Lace is a soft, sumptuous feeling singly ply yarn - a very skinny version of their worsted weight yarn. It comes in 50g skeins, with an abundant 428m. Because of it's unique single ply texture, this skinny yarn is also great for making garments. The yardage also goes a long way, requiring between 2 and 4 skeins, making for very cost effective knitting.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Many of the links posted here are from Ravelry.com, a free website for knitters and crocheters. If you don't have your own account you can use ours: login: knitomatic2, password: knitomatic. But you should get your own account fast, 'cause you're going to LOVE it!

Serena is 155m of pure, soft cotton & alpaca! It is a Sport to DK weight, and generally knits on 3.5 to 4mm needles (gauge 22-26 sts = 4"/10cm). The colours are soft and bright, and has lot's of drape so it perfect for loose fitting garments. It's on sale for $7.50 (solids) and $8 (multis), regularly priced $14.50/15.50, but only while it lasts because we are clearing it out!

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Many of the links posted here are from Ravelry.com, a free website for knitters and crocheters. If you don't have your own account you can use ours: login: knitomatic2, password: knitomatic. But you should get your own account fast, 'cause you're going to LOVE it!

Ooo-oo, you are going to luuuuuv Noro Taiyo! It`s everything you always wanted Noro Silk Garden to be. Instead of Mohair it has Cotton (40% cotton, 30% silk, 15% wool, 15% nylon), which makes it soft, light, and airy - perfect for any time, but especially Springy. And of course, the price is really nice - it has double the yardage of silk garden, but costs approximately $3 less per 50g. The colours are also nice in bright, keeping up with current colour trends, and great for kids and babies! Suggested needle size is 4.5mm to 5mm, and the tension is 18 to 16 sts = 4 inches. There is only one thing to keep in mind with this yarn - if your project is fitted, make it on the small size, since both cotton and silk tend to stretch.

Many of the links posted here are from Ravelry.com, a free website for knitters and crocheters. If you don't have your own account you can use ours: login: knitomatic2, password: knitomatic. But you should get your own account fast, 'cause you're going to LOVE it!

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Many of the links posted here are from Ravelry.com, a free website for knitters and crocheters. If you don't have your own account you can use ours: login: knitomatic2, password: knitomatic. But you should get your own account fast, 'cause you're going to LOVE it!

This yarn is perfect for people who are allergic to wool, vegans, and is great for projects that require machine wash and dryability (baby things, kid things, blankets, men, seniors). It is so soft and cozy, it will be impossible for anyone to turn it away! It is made from a high-end synthetic blend of 50% super fine nylon and 50% superfine acrylic, milled in Turkey. You also get a nice amount of yardage with it, balls are 100g/135m. Suggested needle size is 6.5mm for knitting, and 6mm for crochet, and the knitted tension is 14 sts & 20 rows = 4"/10cm.

Vintage Chunky is a VERY versatile yarn! It is a high quality blend of wool, acrylic and nylon, which makes it soft, beautiful, machine washable, and quite durable. It also comes in heathered shades, which are stunning! 6mm needles or hook are suggested, and the tension is 14 sts & 21 rows = 4" (10cm). Additionally, the yardage is nice for the price, coming in at 100g/120m.

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Knitted Hat Workshop with Liane SchwarzSkill Level: beginner (after scarves)Monday Jan 17 & 24, 6:30-8pmThe next step after making scarves is making hats! Hats are fast, easy, and very, very satisfying! With a choice of three stylin’ styles, we'll teach you how to knit in the round, how to knit on double pointed needles (the ones that look like little chopsticks), how to decrease stitches and how to read a pattern. Knowing how to cast on and knit is the only requisite.

Consists of 2 sessions over 2 weeks.

$85 + tax (includes materials)

NEW! Swing Jacket with Liane SchwarzSkill Level: intermediate beginnerTuesday Jan 18 & 25 and Feb 1 & 8, 6-8pm all four eveningsThis class will help you gain all the necessary skills to make a sweater: sizing, increasing and decreasing, shaping, making buttonholes, picking up stitches for a collar and, finally, putting it all together with the proper seaming and finishing.

Beginner Crochet with Liane SchwarzSkill Level: absolute beginner!Monday Jan 31 & Feb 7, 6-8pmCrochet is fast, easy and becoming very popular. You'll learn all the basics: how to make a chain, the foundation stitches (single crochet, double crochet, treble crochet, slip stitch), how to crochet in the round, how to read a ball band and a basic crochet pattern. You should be able to make a scarf after this class and, if time and inclination are there, a granny square or a crocheted flower.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Many of the links posted here are from Ravelry.com, a free website for knitters and crocheters. If you don't have your own account you can use ours: login: knitomatic2, password: knitomatic. But you should get your own account fast, 'cause you're going to LOVE it!

Peter Rabbit by Fleece Artist is so soft and fuzzy that you will want to adopt it as a pet and name it 'Fluffy'. It is 90% angora and 10% nylon (used as a binding agent to keep all those lovely, fluffy fibres from flying away), and knits on 4mm needles (22 sts = 4"). It's also long on yardage, weighing in at only 50g but putting out 250m.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

A few days ago we reported that all of the Mission Falls yarns have been discontinued. We will not be ordering any more and are clearing out our stock, so come and get it while it is still around, and on SALE! It's also the perfect opportunity to pick up some yarn and join our Sweater-Along! Also, if you have a project with Mission Falls sitting in your stash, it's a good idea to pick up a few extra balls, just in case you run out.

FALLS, Mission - Passed away suddenly but peacefully in her sleep at home on January 5, 2011, in her 10th year. Predeceased by her sibling, Lily Chin Yarns. Loving child of Mags Kandis, she will be fondly missed by her many friends and relatives both here and abroad. Mission Falls was a go-to superwash veteran. Soft and reasonably priced, she was a staple nobody expected to see pass away. Viewing at Knit-O-Matic yarns, followed by Shiva and25% off clearance sale.

(ie. all Mission Falls yarns have been discontinued and they are on sale 25% off)